How can a doctor-run clinic arrange locum cover?

A clinic owner who needs a day off or sudden cover can post the session or shift with the date, hours and rate, and book a verified doctor for it. Agree the terms before the doctor arrives.

When a clinic needs cover

A solo or small clinic has no spare doctor. Illness, travel, a conference or a family event can leave patients without cover. A locum lets the clinic keep running while the owner is away.

What to set out before booking

State the date and hours, the kind of patients and procedures, the rate, and who the doctor should call with questions. Say what the doctor can and cannot do in the clinic.

Check the doctor's registration

Confirm the doctor's registration against the State Medical Council register before the session. On Rounds only doctors whose registration has been checked can accept shifts.

Posting cover on Rounds

A clinic or a doctor who runs one can post a shift on Rounds for free. Verified doctors nearby are told, accept in one tap, and the clinic pays the doctor directly.

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Rounds connects doctors in India with hospitals that need cover

Every registration checked against NMC records. Zero commission, the hospital pays the doctor directly.

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